(*) Recipe: turn on auto-focus and switch on LiveView. Focus on rocket. Then, turn off LiveView and switch focus to Manual. Camera focus is now locked in.

(**) Recipe: measure the scene in shutter priority (Tv) mode and center-weighted exposure. Then, switch to manual mode and dial in the same values. Compensate by +2/3 F-stops to your liking. Adjust exposure as the Sun and clouds move around the field.